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A study conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2010 and released January 2011 [77] found that there are 1.62 billion Muslims around the world, and it is estimated over 85–90% are Sunni. [ 78 ] Three group doctrines
According to the Pew Research Center research conducted in 2008 and 2009, 40% of the Muslim population of Tanzania identifies as Sunni, 20% as Shia, and 15% as Ahmadi, [6] besides a smaller subset of Ibadism practitioners as well as non-denominational Muslims. [7] Most Shias in Tanzania are of Asian/Indian descent.
A CIA World Factbook report from 2015 estimates that 29–34% of the population of Iraq is Sunni Muslim. [2] According to a 2011 survey by Pew Research, 42% of Iraqi Muslims are Sunni. [3] There were about 9 million Sunni Arabs , 5 million Sunni Kurds and 3 million Sunni Turkmens in Iraq, according to a report published in 2015. [4]
According to a Pew Research Center study conducted in 2012, 40% of the Muslim population of Tanzania identifies as Sunni, 20% as Shia, and 15% as Ahmadiyya, with 20% not specifying a denomination. [6] The ARDA estimates that most Tanzanian Muslims are Sunni, with a significant Shia minority, as of 2020. [2]
A study from the Pew Research Center in 2012 found that many Muslims (one out of five in 22 Muslim majority countries) identify as non-denominational or "Just a Muslim". [32] This non-denominational affiliation is most common in Southern and Eastern Europe as well as Central Asia, with minority populations in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Although Pew has given comprehensive figures on Muslims with an unspecified branch or affiliation, earlier research from 2006 has also come from CAIR. [72] Some publishers and authors have categorized such non-specified Muslims as being within the liberal or progressive stream of the faith. [ 73 ]
According to various polls, the majority of Kazakhstan's citizens, primarily ethnic Kazakhs, identify as Sunni Muslims. [2] [3] According to the estimate by the Pew Research Center, 71% of the population practices the religion of Islam. It also estimated that 17% practices Christianity, 10% are unaffiliated, and 0.9% of the population practices ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. Islam in Indonesia Istiqlal Mosque, the national mosque and the largest mosque in Southeast Asia. Total population 244,410,757 (2023) 87,06% of the population [a] Languages Liturgical Quranic Arabic Common Indonesian (official), various regional languages Islam by country World ...